State Indiana On Relation Otis E. Keller

We have consolidated for consideration these two petitions for Writs of Prohibition since they arise out of a single criminal trial. In an action titled "State of Indiana v. Otis E. Keller a/k/a Otis Kelly," the Honorable John B. Wilson, Judge of the Marion Criminal Court, Division Four, issued a wide-ranging discovery order. This order required substantially full pre-trial discovery by both the prosecution and the defendant. The order, if not complied with, was to be enforced by the Courts inherent powers. The prosecutor and the defendant filed separate petitions for writs of prohibition to be directed against certain of the discovery items sought from each of them. We deny both petitions and affirm the discovery order.